Iron County register., 1887-02-03

days left last Monday for St. Louis where
she will remain the rest of the winter devot-
ing herself to the study Of music.
| The 'Sober Twelve" went to the revival
last week. Going over to church, we would
all be together, but in this, as well as all
other good organizations we had deserters.
They forgot the true saying, ''in union there
is strength" But they were arraigned at the
next meeting and severely punished.
Mr.. Thomas Quick, of Wolf Island, Missis-
/ sippi county, spent last week with his family
| in Arcadia.
Law me. Law me. What a time our
young folks do have a sparkling. One young
man came in town the other night to see nv
| girl. He came in horseback, but went home
| footback. Some evil minded person, feeling
sorry for the poor cramped animal (horse)
cut the bride and home he thorse) went.
But nv dear young man it is great deal
better for the holse to be disposed of by an
outsider, than for you to be at the disposal
of pa and ma. You have the sympathy of
! the "Old Maid.''
! Mr.. f. C. Tual is suffering with erysipelas
| in his face, caused from a piece OF wood
striking him in the face.
| Well isn't it to funny about the "Old
| Maid" teaching school. Yes, learned that
when reading "Unce Pete's" items from
Arcadia. | have heard my friends who have
tried it say that it takes a person possessed of
a philosophical, stOical, christian, humane,
| wideawake, self possessed, iron tempera-
ment, an absence of the sense of the ludi
cr6us, an arrogant spirit, an immovable will,
Ii -,l aaiox taI ha chi
dren themselves. Yes, they say, it takes all
these things to teach school, so l am not
foolish enough 10 make even the attempt,
knowing lack these essentials. Now as TO
"Uncle Pete's" other discuSsion(0 Iwould
say that old maids are the most amiable of
all human beings, but after marriage Iwould
not guarantee them any more than other
bipeds. | think you are right, "Cncle Pete"
about not wishing to marry an old maid
because If one could drive YOU TO the wilder
ness now, what more could she do with yon
after marriage? Even if ell goes well, mate
rally, with couple, married life is at best
compromise Of hatred and disgusts. Some
times, from an ostentatious mask, glance
is seen, an expression heard which gives
room for conjecture. So you, ''Unce Pete,"
throw the insinuati0n at the 'Old Maid, ,"'a
little learning is a dangerous thing" 1t is
such 4 dangerous thing that "Old Maid"
does not intend to possess it, but continue to
grow mentally and be the intelligent pro-
gressive being that would call forth the ad
miration of the world. You know that
"Eome was not made in day" Now please
don't be so despondent because yout girl
has given you the 6. 3. We should feel that
nothing short Of death ought 10 give us ever
lasting discomfort. There should be rem
edy lying within ourselves for every evil
which afflicts US. II we are poor, let us
make our souls rich. II our surroundings
are mean, why need our lives also be mean:
II our body is sick, let US try TO be mentally
heathful. There is 40 doubt but We make
our good and evil, that the separate roots OF
all events are in ourselves. "Man is his own
star" "Uncle Pete'' is very silly to turn
against the "Sober Twelve" because one Of
the members has been flirting with him. The
unfaithful and narrow mined member will
he punished for trifiing with the affections OF
"Uncle Pete" Good by, "Uncle." Peace to
your ashes when your body is reduced to
such a state, is the farewell of the
Jan. 31st, 1887. OLD MAID.